Punk band. Released a song done on a harpsichord and created an absolute masterpiece. Listen to the timing-3 bars in 3 time then 1 in 4 time. Brilliant.
I never realised it switched between the two sigs. Always thought it 3/3. Thanks for the knowledge! Now, without googling it ... What movies has this been in?!
Except it's a bit dull to say the least! Give me Nice 'n' Sleazy, Walk On By, Sweden (All Quiet on the Eastern Front), Curfew, Down In The Sewer, Hanging Around, Death and Night and Blood (Yukio), White Room on Cornwell's solo album Nosferatu, just about anything on Jean Jacques Burnel's Euroman Cometh, Genetix on The Raven; in fact, just about anything but this vastly overrated, bland pop song! It's a crying shame to miss out on hearing and reacting to Burnel's buzzing "lead" (bass) guitar or Greenfield's autism-inspired keyboard.
Much as I love Golden Brown I hated Peaches. I remember filing it in my mind as “Punk Rock” - which I also hated. In ‘77 I was listening to Joni Mitchell, Genesis, Led Zeppelin, Frank Zappa, Eric Clapton, Fleetwood Mac et al. To me it was an aggressive song which offended all of my musical sensibilities. This song (Golden Brown) redeemed them in my estimation. I must admit I am a bit baffled by the “restored” video though. I don’t see the connection between it and the subject of the song, which is Heroin.
@@nicholasmartin297 I had hippies for parents lol listened to everything Santana , led zeppelin, pink Floyd, tangerine dream , hawkwind , the who you name it . Then they split and my mum met Paul who was a punk motorhead ,iron maiden ,sex pistols , Stranglers and strangely Paul liked the carpenters 😂🤣😂🤣 for a bloke with a long violent criminal record including kicking his teachers teeth out at 15 he liked the carpenters 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯 . He also collected old school Jamaican reggae vinyl all produced in Jamaica
My Dad's favourite Stranglers song, we had it at his funeral earlier this year ❤ they dedicated a song to him at their gig in Belfast in March this year and invited us backstage after he gig.
The band was “persona non grata” banned from live tv, a shockingly unpredictable act born outta the punk 70’s and then this. Golden Brown was everything the stranglers were, came right out of left field and caught everyone off guard. This album was a total shift for them showing more of their musicianship & their European & world view. Stunning piece.
It's a great pop song, but as a dedicated fan of them in their early years there are many far better that show off their huge musical skills and unique sound much better, IMHO.
About 50 years ago when I was a teenager the Stranglers came to perform in the town where I lived. After the gig they all piled into the local fish and chip shop to get a takeaway. Really nice down to earth boys. Harpsicord is the instrument.
I love the fact that you're listening to the Stranglers. I love them. Grew up listening to them and seen them many times. Only JJ Burnel remains ad in original member bit they're a great band. Thank you for reacting
Absolutely love golden brown. As you guys said its very distinct and unique. Always found that harpsichord sound sort of hypnotic in a way. Outstanding from the stranglers ❤
I saw The Stranglers play Battersea park in 1978. I was 14 and this was my first chance to see my favourite band - it was held in the afternoon, there was no way my parents would have let me go to London to see a gig in the evening. When I got home that evening, mum and dad asked me if I enjoyed the show, "More than you'll ever know," I replied somewhat cryptically. Next morning, the Sunday papers were plastered with the "Shock Horror" revelation that during one song, Nice n Sleazy, the band were joined on stage by a group of strippers who, um, did what strippers do. "No wonder you enjoyed that bloody concert so much!", I remember my dad saying🤣
Been a Strangler since 1977 , saw them so many times, sadly JJ Burnel is the only one left , Dave and Jet both passed , though it was their biggest hit , its one of my least favourites , they were one of the best punk groups , then they developed their own unique sound , the cover of Walk on By is so good, the concerts often ended up with a bit of violence , they were very edgy , JJ is probably the hardest man in Punk , and many of us took up Karate due to his influence , my top 5 Ugly , Down in the sewer , 5 minutes , Duchess, Curfew, the songs do not date , they still sound so good , thank you for playing the Stranglers
The Stranglers are amongst my favourite ever bands. They have that uniqueness that elevates a group of musicians. They defined an era. So many great songs you should try No More Heroes and Always the Sun 👌
"Golden Brown" by The Stranglers was released as a single on January 11, 1982. However, it was initially recorded and featured on their album La Folie, which was released earlier on November 9, 1981. The song became a significant hit, reaching number two on the UK Singles Chart in February 1982, marking it as the band's highest-charting single
Good spot on the film Snatch where the track was used...It was When "Mickey the pikey" Brad Pitt"Knocked out "Gorgeous George" and introduced himself as a bare knuckle fighter...the track fitted so great as Gorgeous George laid out, like he was dead...What I have found with Americans when It comes to British music is that they know British music due to films more than they think but actually think it's American lol....there is a TH-cam video out there where Americans react to a video and are shocked to learn that the Artists are British...think you would like reacting to that, I know I would like to see your reaction. Big love guys x
1982,The Stranglers were a staple diet of Punk and New Wave from here in the uk,another one from them is a classic 'Waltzinblack' they hail from the mid 70s but made their name from 78 onwards.....
They recorded “walk on by” a staple big voice, big orchestra Burt Bacharach tune, made famous by Dionne Warwick. Burt would say the stranglers recording was his favourite version of it
Brilliant band, punk into new wave, saw them live, my first gig in London. The Skin Deep, Strange Little Girl, No More Heroes, Duchess, so many good songs.
Love seeing you react to The Stranglers. They where my Dads favourite band. Ive been bought up on their music and been to around 15 of their gigs, always amazing live ❤ we had Golden Brown played at my Nans funeral, she didnt know what it was about lol but always loved the song 😅
In his 2001 book The Stranglers Song by Song, Cornwell states: "'Golden Brown' works on two levels. It's about heroin and also about a girl... both provided me with pleasurable times.
No More Heroes Grip Something Better Change Nice n Sleazy Or even their version of Dionne Warwick's Walk On By are a few among many great Strangers song. Well spotted with Snatch! 😆
Great tune , timeless . I watched a Mexican version only the other day with the original singer and he sounded the same , his voice has not gone at all . Peaches by the stranglers is great to 😂😂😂
Hello mike and jess. Great that you have reacted to many peoples favourite band called the stranglers. My favourite tune by them is my funeral song called "always the sun" a british comedian you would love is MICK MILLER especially his noddy routine. Keep up the great reactions! 😮
Went to see them at Middleton civic Hall Manchester early doors. Fav tracks Something Better Change, Ugly, Dagenham Dave, Strange little girl, school mam. Cheers for reacting.
This song first played on BBC radio four, a highbrow station for the chattering classes and pensioners in the main, who had a programme around midnight dedicated to new releases of tunes and songs for elders, listeners voted it their release of the week. Amazing story about a song about heroin that grabbed the public's attention. It then moved to BBC radio 1 &2 to a very much younger audience
As previously stated. The Stranglers were one of the original punk bands. Peaches was the first hit I remember then No More Heroes. They had mellowed by the time Golden Brown.
Very good live and loved the album this comes from. Glad you enjoyed it. Their cover of Walk on By is excellent. Try Emerson Lake and Palmer, Lucky Man. Written by Greg lake when he was 12 years old. Mainly acoustic but with a surprise ending.
The feeling of outpost of empire, trying to stay civilised and keep up appearances when getting baked by the sun and sand, a million miles from home and love and family while being overworked in some thankless but vital bureaucratic back office in a sweat creased suit is fantastically captured for me in this video. You guys are great, you cover a great range of topics brilliantly 👏
The Stranglers are a fantastic band and 'Golden Brown' is their masterpiece. The keyboardist was the legendary Dave Greenfield who was a central part of their sound and what made them unique. Sadly he died of Covid in 2020 like so many others. The stranglers formed in 1974 but really came to fame as a punk band in the late 70s. Their music covers a wide variety of genres and styles: punk, rock, new wave, goth, waltzes, ballards, and others. They've made numerous albums, the most recent in 2021. Other classics tracks to try are: - Peaches. - No more heroes. - Skin deep. - Strange Little Girl. - Meninblack - Midsummer Nights Dream - Always the Sun - Dream time Of their newer stuff I recommend: - This Song - Norfolk Coast - I don't Agree - Bless you (Spare You, Save You, Damn You) - Relentless Those should give you a good taste of their music and various styles and genres.
Thank you, I was about to comment the same, although some of the "experts" on here have obviously taken Wikipedia's explaination and spouted it as their own.
This song also featured in the quirky 2001 Australian film "He Died with a Felafel in His Hand" specifically in the felafel scene. Since seeing that movie I always associate the two.
Snatch is one of my favourite movies, and I was really willing you on to remember the name! 😅 Impressed that you even know it, since a lot of my friends here in the UK still don't 😁
@@mjwilliamsb2676 It's definitely about how he prefers his tea. Just kidding, it's totally about what you said. That's why the BBC stopped playing it when they realised.
You two really know how to make a guy feel old........ thanks ! I thought everyone in western civilisation knew of The Stranglers even if not an actual fan. Anyway, if you want to hear that incredible voice in a Mexican theme, there's a version with the legendary Hugh Cornwell joining The Mariachis who are beaming throughout, being in the presence of a man they refer to as one of their favourite legends, and he still has a voice that produces goosebumps with this song
Never seen the music video to this song before, but always had a 1920s opium den vibe to it in my mind whenever I've heard it, so am pleasantly surprised by the music vid. As others have already said, the piano-like instrument you can hear is a Harpsichord, a sort of harp/piano hybrid instrument popular in Europe in the 1700s.
The man who was the lead singer released a new version of the song not too many years back, backed by a Mariachi band. Perhaps that's what you remembered hearing?
That keyboard; A rare example of a harpsicord featured in a pop song. This was a big departure for The Stranglers, who were much more musically sophisticated than similarly considered punk bands at the time.
The stranglers are still touring and recording. They had over 20 top 40 singles in the UK. Started out as a punk band but explored so many different sounds.
Recorded in 1981, released as a single in early 1982. The instrument is a harpsichord….invented sometime in the Middle Ages and popular during the Renaissance and Baroque period. Just as a side note I loved your reaction to Freddie Starr’s hilarious Vincent routine 😂😂. If you’re doing song reactions as well can I suggest reacting to the actual song of Vincent by Don McLean….with all of Starr’s silliness removed it really is a beautiful song! Thanks
The instrument that you hear is a harpsichord, which is the piano type instrument being played in the music video. Brilliant song, and I'm sure you'll have worked out what it's about now.
1st single Ibought as a 10 years old lad. Never knew about the lyrics until a year later as 11 years old. Had to dust it off and listen again. Great track.
First album I got was stranglers rattus norvegicus at the age of 13, I was lucky enough to see them 3 times in the 70's and early 80's at the infamous Glasgow Apollo, amazing gigs, punk will never die
This was a big direction change for the band which disappointed a lot of their fans [me included at the time, but grew to like the song a lot later] when it came out. Nice choice! Edit: "Walk on By" by them is a must listen to!
I'm a big The Stranglers fan. I think they have always been overlooked a long time. Golden Brown was the biggest selling song, but Skin Deep , and Something Better Change would be a couple of my favorites, if you fancy a couple more.
Dave Greenfield was the excellent keyboard player which gave the Stranglers their unique theme and style compared to the other New Wave-type bands at the time. Saw them live in Cardiff, Wales as a kid. I heard the original singer, Hugh Cornwell went solo eventually and was playing down the California coast (or somewhere in the region). I think in their early days they did a documentary or video on UFO's too. One of their earliest songs was 'The Men in black' linked to the subject of UFO'S. They were and still are unique and did quite a few mysterios type songs such as Golden Brown which was a blockbuster for many many years following it's number 2 in the charts success
Punk band. Released a song done on a harpsichord and created an absolute masterpiece. Listen to the timing-3 bars in 3 time then 1 in 4 time. Brilliant.
I never realised it switched between the two sigs. Always thought it 3/3. Thanks for the knowledge!
Now, without googling it ... What movies has this been in?!
Except it's a bit dull to say the least! Give me Nice 'n' Sleazy, Walk On By, Sweden (All Quiet on the Eastern Front), Curfew, Down In The Sewer, Hanging Around, Death and Night and Blood (Yukio), White Room on Cornwell's solo album Nosferatu, just about anything on Jean Jacques Burnel's Euroman Cometh, Genetix on The Raven; in fact, just about anything but this vastly overrated, bland pop song! It's a crying shame to miss out on hearing and reacting to Burnel's buzzing "lead" (bass) guitar or Greenfield's autism-inspired keyboard.
They were never punk, too good for that.
Yep , the instrumental parts are in 13/8 which can be thought of as 3 groups of 3 notes and one of 4, the vocals revert to straight 12/8
My music teacher in the eighties introduced me to this beat. He talked about constantly.
Could be a Harpsichord.
Early eighties classic about heroin
1982, to be exact.
Don't tell them about The Velvet Underground ;)
@@wulfgold although their song about the subject was less veiled lol
Song secretly about heroin ? Nooooo Childhood ruined 😅
Depeche Mode.
No More Heroes was my first single I bought....amazing band...
Was my first album, still great today.
He got an icepick made his ears burn
Rattus norvegicus was my first album,
Would love too see Jesse's reaction too peaches by the Stranglers 😂😅
😂😂😂
Or Nice n Sleazy
Much as I love Golden Brown I hated Peaches. I remember filing it in my mind as “Punk Rock” - which I also hated. In ‘77 I was listening to Joni Mitchell, Genesis, Led Zeppelin, Frank Zappa, Eric Clapton, Fleetwood Mac et al.
To me it was an aggressive song which offended all of my musical sensibilities.
This song (Golden Brown) redeemed them in my estimation.
I must admit I am a bit baffled by the “restored” video though. I don’t see the connection between it and the subject of the song, which is Heroin.
@@HT-io1eg princess of the streets lol
@@nicholasmartin297 I had hippies for parents lol listened to everything Santana , led zeppelin, pink Floyd, tangerine dream , hawkwind , the who you name it . Then they split and my mum met Paul who was a punk motorhead ,iron maiden ,sex pistols , Stranglers and strangely Paul liked the carpenters 😂🤣😂🤣 for a bloke with a long violent criminal record including kicking his teachers teeth out at 15 he liked the carpenters 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯 . He also collected old school Jamaican reggae vinyl all produced in Jamaica
Dave Greenfield was an absolute beast on the keyboards. This track doesn't even scratch the surface of his talent. Great track 👍👌
Their cover of walk on by is absolutely stunning, well worth a go.⚒️👍
Yes, "Walk on By" is easily one of the greatest covers of all time by one of the greatest bands of all time. There was no one like The Stranglers.
And the one extra line they put in changes the whole meaning of the song.
My Dad's favourite Stranglers song, we had it at his funeral earlier this year ❤ they dedicated a song to him at their gig in Belfast in March this year and invited us backstage after he gig.
Especialy when he changes the sound on the fly.
I have it on vinyl, a 7 inch single, recorded at 33 rpm
Have a listen to Always the Sun, my fave Stranglers track
I want that at my funeral- very topical at the moment 😳
Yes must be the Sunny side up mix!
From their songs in the 80s my favourite was skin deep.
Harpsichord and Heroin…mellow mix.
Aha......
The band was “persona non grata” banned from live tv, a shockingly unpredictable act born outta the punk 70’s and then this. Golden Brown was everything the stranglers were, came right out of left field and caught everyone off guard. This album was a total shift for them showing more of their musicianship & their European & world view. Stunning piece.
No more heroes is another great Stranglers song
It's a great pop song, but as a dedicated fan of them in their early years there are many far better that show off their huge musical skills and unique sound much better, IMHO.
They need to do peaches
@@darrenwestbury8569 Do you actually like The Stranglers? 😋
Peaches would be a great followup showcasing their punk side great reaction guys ❤
"The Teaches of Peaches"? the "pain away" song would be kinda funny 🤣
"From far away"
"STAYS FOR A DAY"
will resonate with people who have experience.
I’m 58 and was listening to this when I was 15
You were a teenager during the times of punk rock and disco music. That's cool.
@@theremoteinfluencerAbsolutely
The instrument is a Harpsichord. Similar to a piano, but instead of hammers hitting the strings, they are plucked by the mechanism.
Isn't it originally from the era before the tempered tuning was invented, meaning that they tuned the instrument to the intended key of the song ?
Loved The Stranglers - great to see live as well.
About 50 years ago when I was a teenager the Stranglers came to perform in the town where I lived. After the gig they all piled into the local fish and chip shop to get a takeaway. Really nice down to earth boys. Harpsicord is the instrument.
I love the fact that you're listening to the Stranglers. I love them. Grew up listening to them and seen them many times.
Only JJ Burnel remains ad in original member bit they're a great band.
Thank you for reacting
Absolutely love golden brown. As you guys said its very distinct and unique. Always found that harpsichord sound sort of hypnotic in a way. Outstanding from the stranglers ❤
“Duchess” is another great song from them.
The piano looking instrument is a harpsichord which plucks the strings instead of hitting them, I think it was a popular instrument in the 1700s.
Led on to the piano later.
You would not believe they were/are a punk group.
Seen them many times live when I was in my teens/20's.
Great songs/group!
The song was released in 1981. I saw them live in Bristol years back. Loved them. This is my favourite song of theirs.
I saw The Stranglers play Battersea park in 1978. I was 14 and this was my first chance to see my favourite band - it was held in the afternoon, there was no way my parents would have let me go to London to see a gig in the evening. When I got home that evening, mum and dad asked me if I enjoyed the show, "More than you'll ever know," I replied somewhat cryptically. Next morning, the Sunday papers were plastered with the "Shock Horror" revelation that during one song, Nice n Sleazy, the band were joined on stage by a group of strippers who, um, did what strippers do. "No wonder you enjoyed that bloody concert so much!", I remember my dad saying🤣
Haaaa Brilliant
Me too...I was 13😊
Is it true that Peter Gabriel was one of the support acts?
I loved this band from the first time I got to see them.....totally original and inventive.
Wow! I never thought you’d cover my favourite EVER band! Privileged to see them live and to meet JJ 1:1 😅
Wow What a Rabbit hole to go down The Stranglers are fantastic. I bought 17 of their Albums all are superb.
@@paulwilson2651 turn left in that rabbit hole and find Siouxsie and the Banshees Hong Kong Garden
Been a Strangler since 1977 , saw them so many times, sadly JJ Burnel is the only one left , Dave and Jet both passed , though it was their biggest hit , its one of my least favourites , they were one of the best punk groups , then they developed their own unique sound , the cover of Walk on By is so good, the concerts often ended up with a bit of violence , they were very edgy , JJ is probably the hardest man in Punk , and many of us took up Karate due to his influence , my top 5 Ugly , Down in the sewer , 5 minutes , Duchess, Curfew, the songs do not date , they still sound so good , thank you for playing the Stranglers
The Stranglers are amongst my favourite ever bands. They have that uniqueness that elevates a group of musicians. They defined an era. So many great songs you should try No More Heroes and Always the Sun 👌
A different artist from the same time. Hazel O’Connor with Will You from the film / album Breaking Glass. Beautiful sax solo.
Oddly enough, she used to be Hugh Cornwell's girlfriend. Yeah, I loved the album Breaking Glass.
@ I wasn’t aware of that when I mentioned the song - a happy coincidence
@ multitasking? Only joking
Wesley Magoogan played the sax...after a court case, he was given joint authorship rights with O'Connor.
One of the best live bands I've ever seen ....
"Golden Brown" by The Stranglers was released as a single on January 11, 1982. However, it was initially recorded and featured on their album La Folie, which was released earlier on November 9, 1981. The song became a significant hit, reaching number two on the UK Singles Chart in February 1982, marking it as the band's highest-charting single
Goosebump inducing. 🔥
Good spot on the film Snatch where the track was used...It was When "Mickey the pikey" Brad Pitt"Knocked out "Gorgeous George" and introduced himself as a bare knuckle fighter...the track fitted so great as Gorgeous George laid out, like he was dead...What I have found with Americans when It comes to British music is that they know British music due to films more than they think but actually think it's American lol....there is a TH-cam video out there where Americans react to a video and are shocked to learn that the Artists are British...think you would like reacting to that, I know I would like to see your reaction. Big love guys x
One of the best bands live, last time I saw them live was backing up Simple Minds in Glasgow - Magic!
1982,The Stranglers were a staple diet of Punk and New Wave from here in the uk,another one from them is a classic 'Waltzinblack' they hail from the mid 70s but made their name from 78 onwards.....
I always listen to this song at Christmas, i'm glad you guys finally found this song for the first time!
They recorded “walk on by” a staple big voice, big orchestra Burt Bacharach tune, made famous by Dionne Warwick. Burt would say the stranglers recording was his favourite version of it
Brilliant band, punk into new wave, saw them live, my first gig in London. The Skin Deep, Strange Little Girl, No More Heroes, Duchess, so many good songs.
Love seeing you react to The Stranglers. They where my Dads favourite band. Ive been bought up on their music and been to around 15 of their gigs, always amazing live ❤ we had Golden Brown played at my Nans funeral, she didnt know what it was about lol but always loved the song 😅
This song came out when I was a teen, and it is still one of my all time favourite songs. This song has been with me for over 4 decades now
The stranglers . Walk on by .. you will love it
In his 2001 book The Stranglers Song by Song, Cornwell states: "'Golden Brown' works on two levels. It's about heroin and also about a girl... both provided me with pleasurable times.
You've probably heard this song in the British classic movie Snatch. Also the song is about heroine, as another commenter mentioned.
Seen them live awesome band ❤
No More Heroes
Grip
Something Better Change
Nice n Sleazy
Or even their version of Dionne Warwick's Walk On By are a few among many great Strangers song.
Well spotted with Snatch! 😆
Grip is my favourite Stranglers song.
Great English band! Its one of them songs that gets stuck in your head.
What would be cool would be to see and hear your reactions after reading all the comments about this great song and video 👍❤️🙏
memories,what a tune and time to grow up in
Great tune , timeless . I watched a Mexican version only the other day with the original singer and he sounded the same , his voice has not gone at all . Peaches by the stranglers is great to 😂😂😂
Peaches is great, music used in "Sexy Beast" the movie..
i still have the 7" single. love this song
Best song ever to feature a harpsichord
The Stranglers are such a brilliant band love their music
Seen them many times Excellent live band 🙏
LOVE this song. Legendary.
My teen crushes. I saw them in Leeds when I was a punk in 76/77 or thereabouts. ❤
If i had to tell someone, what is the greatest song of all time, this one always goes into consideration for me. Memories...
Hello mike and jess. Great that you have reacted to many peoples favourite band called the stranglers. My favourite tune by them is my funeral song called "always the sun" a british comedian you would love is MICK MILLER especially his noddy routine. Keep up the great reactions! 😮
An altogether more innocent time for me when this song came out as in my teens but a song everyone loved at the time, its beautiful .
Went to see them at Middleton civic Hall Manchester early doors. Fav tracks Something Better Change, Ugly, Dagenham Dave, Strange little girl, school mam. Cheers for reacting.
This song first played on BBC radio four, a highbrow station for the chattering classes and pensioners in the main, who had a programme around midnight dedicated to new releases of tunes and songs for elders, listeners voted it their release of the week. Amazing story about a song about heroin that grabbed the public's attention. It then moved to BBC radio 1 &2 to a very much younger audience
As previously stated. The Stranglers were one of the original punk bands. Peaches was the first hit I remember then No More Heroes.
They had mellowed by the time Golden Brown.
In my Top 10 of all time😊. Got to see them too way back then😊
Was on of the very first Singles I owned - classic, I had no idea at what it was about.
Great song tomorrow listen too, great reaction. 😊😊😊😊
Very good live and loved the album this comes from. Glad you enjoyed it. Their cover of Walk on By is excellent. Try Emerson Lake and Palmer, Lucky Man. Written by Greg lake when he was 12 years old. Mainly acoustic but with a surprise ending.
The feeling of outpost of empire, trying to stay civilised and keep up appearances when getting baked by the sun and sand, a million miles from home and love and family while being overworked in some thankless but vital bureaucratic back office in a sweat creased suit is fantastically captured for me in this video. You guys are great, you cover a great range of topics brilliantly 👏
Absolutely brilliant. UK TV chef pioneer, Keith Floyd favourite band. I’d love you to review some of his cooking programmes
I second this.
Hugh used to play in Keith's restaurant in Bristol of course.
The Stranglers are a fantastic band and 'Golden Brown' is their masterpiece. The keyboardist was the legendary Dave Greenfield who was a central part of their sound and what made them unique. Sadly he died of Covid in 2020 like so many others.
The stranglers formed in 1974 but really came to fame as a punk band in the late 70s. Their music covers a wide variety of genres and styles: punk, rock, new wave, goth, waltzes, ballards, and others.
They've made numerous albums, the most recent in 2021. Other classics tracks to try are:
- Peaches.
- No more heroes.
- Skin deep.
- Strange Little Girl.
- Meninblack
- Midsummer Nights Dream
- Always the Sun
- Dream time
Of their newer stuff I recommend:
- This Song
- Norfolk Coast
- I don't Agree
- Bless you (Spare You, Save You, Damn You)
- Relentless
Those should give you a good taste of their music and various styles and genres.
Great Reaction.
Original Score was Played by Dave Brubeck.✌🏻🇬🇧🇺🇸
Now they should react to one of Dave Brubeck's - Dave Brubeck Quartet recordings! Say 'Take Five' :-)
Thank you, I was about to comment the same, although some of the "experts" on here have obviously taken Wikipedia's explaination and spouted it as their own.
Have a look on here for Dave Brubeck - Golden Brown … very clever 👍
There's always one.
@@mrswinkyuk
Sad when Most the World takes Wikipedia as “Set in Stone”.
Sorry I got in First.😬✌🏻
This song also featured in the quirky 2001 Australian film "He Died with a Felafel in His Hand" specifically in the felafel scene. Since seeing that movie I always associate the two.
Snatch is one of my favourite movies, and I was really willing you on to remember the name! 😅 Impressed that you even know it, since a lot of my friends here in the UK still don't 😁
I love that film as well. I've seen it dozens of times.
Love this group ❤ Uk group punk rock era , hugs from the Uk guys 🇬🇧xx p.s the sound is a harpsichord
It's about toast and the joys of making it.
Yea. right😊 Golden brown, street name for heroin at the time (back in the eighties, as I recall). Used in Snatch I think...
@@mjwilliamsb2676 It's definitely about how he prefers his tea. Just kidding, it's totally about what you said. That's why the BBC stopped playing it when they realised.
Yeah...toast. Paul Young did a song about it too in a band called Streetband 🤣 th-cam.com/video/WJmKStqugMc/w-d-xo.html
This is a masterpiece ❤
You two really know how to make a guy feel old........ thanks !
I thought everyone in western civilisation knew of The Stranglers even if not an actual fan.
Anyway, if you want to hear that incredible voice in a Mexican theme, there's a version with the legendary Hugh Cornwell joining The Mariachis who are beaming throughout, being in the presence of a man they refer to as one of their favourite legends, and he still has a voice that produces goosebumps with this song
Never seen the music video to this song before, but always had a 1920s opium den vibe to it in my mind whenever I've heard it, so am pleasantly surprised by the music vid.
As others have already said, the piano-like instrument you can hear is a Harpsichord, a sort of harp/piano hybrid instrument popular in Europe in the 1700s.
The man who was the lead singer released a new version of the song not too many years back, backed by a Mariachi band. Perhaps that's what you remembered hearing?
That keyboard; A rare example of a harpsicord featured in a pop song. This was a big departure for The Stranglers, who were much more musically sophisticated than similarly considered punk bands at the time.
Love The Stranglers, one of my favourite band........
The stranglers are still touring and recording. They had over 20 top 40 singles in the UK. Started out as a punk band but explored so many different sounds.
One of my fave bands from the era
Got to do no more heroes or down in the sewer
Has the same ambience of the bogs in the Philharmonic pub in Liverpool
My go to song on the pub jukebox as a 16 year old back in 1981
The bass on Hanging Around is amazing.
Recorded in 1981, released as a single in early 1982. The instrument is a harpsichord….invented sometime in the Middle Ages and popular during the Renaissance and Baroque period.
Just as a side note I loved your reaction to Freddie Starr’s hilarious Vincent routine 😂😂. If you’re doing song reactions as well can I suggest reacting to the actual song of Vincent by Don McLean….with all of Starr’s silliness removed it really is a beautiful song! Thanks
For your next comedy gig, Jasper Carrot's Insurance Claims is good.
@@fishtigua absolutely legendary
Used to watch them in London, early 70's, before they became famous.
There are some amazing covers of this played on harp.
The instrument that you hear is a harpsichord, which is the piano type instrument being played in the music video. Brilliant song, and I'm sure you'll have worked out what it's about now.
1st single Ibought as a 10 years old lad. Never knew about the lyrics until a year later as 11 years old. Had to dust it off and listen again. Great track.
My favourite 80’s song , in my top 10 all time
First album I got was stranglers rattus norvegicus at the age of 13, I was lucky enough to see them 3 times in the 70's and early 80's at the infamous Glasgow Apollo, amazing gigs, punk will never die
This was a big direction change for the band which disappointed a lot of their fans [me included at the time, but grew to like the song a lot later] when it came out.
Nice choice!
Edit: "Walk on By" by them is a must listen to!
My first punk band album..loved the stranglers...got away with playing' beaches' on the coach on a school trip...😅
Version of ‘Walk on By’ is their best. Their Paris tour was brilliant.
They also used it in Umbrella Academy
I'm a big The Stranglers fan. I think they have always been overlooked a long time. Golden Brown was the biggest selling song, but Skin Deep , and Something Better Change would be a couple of my favorites, if you fancy a couple more.
Dave Greenfield was the excellent keyboard player which gave the Stranglers their unique theme and style compared to the other New Wave-type bands at the time. Saw them live in Cardiff, Wales as a kid. I heard the original singer, Hugh Cornwell went solo eventually and was playing down the California coast (or somewhere in the region). I think in their early days they did a documentary or video on UFO's too. One of their earliest songs was 'The Men in black' linked to the subject of UFO'S. They were and still are unique and did quite a few mysterios type songs such as Golden Brown which was a blockbuster for many many years following it's number 2 in the charts success
Good band listen to some more of their music if you can hello Mike and Jess love your reactions and when Jess starts laughing it makes me happy 😅
Love this song